Shirkat Gah Explained

Formation:1975
Shirkat Gah
Native Name:
English: {{font|size=200%|{{nq|شرکت گاہ
Type:Women's organization
Focus:Resource and publication centre
Location:Pakistan

Shirkat Gah women's resource centre, is a women's rights organization in Pakistan which focuses on research, publications and advocacy on women's issues.[1]

History

Shirkat Gah was established in 1975 by Najma Sadeque (journalist, human rights activist, environmental writer) with a group of 7 like-minded women.[2] Shirkat Gah was established as a resource and publication center for women to promote their economic and social development and to carry out research and awareness related activities.[3]

In the beginning, Shirkat Gah helped working women by starting women's hostel and day-care centers. Women members of Shirkat Gah played key role in the formation of Women's Action Forum in 1981[4] along with members of other women's organizations such as Simorgh, Aurat Foundation, Applied Socio-Economic Resource Center (ASR) and Society for Advancement of Education (SAHE).[5]

Works

Shirkat Gah has conducted research and organized policy dialogues on various issues related to women[6] [7] such as abortion,[8] [9] child marriage,[10] impact of COVID-19 on women[11] [12] domestic violence.[13]

Notable Members

Notes and References

  1. Shaheed . Farida . Maintaining Momentum in Changing Circumstances . Journal of International Affairs . 2019 . 72 . 2 . 159–172 . 26760840 . 0022-197X.
  2. News: Hasan . Shazia . Rights activist, journalist Najma Sadeque is dead . DAWN.COM . 9 January 2015 . en.
  3. Web site: Women's Advocacy at Shirkat Gah • The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute . The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute.
  4. News: Inam . Moniza . WAF — the beginning . DAWN.COM . 3 March 2013 . en.
  5. Web site: Rubina . Saigol . Feminism and the Women Movement in Pakistan . www.fes-asia.org . en.
  6. Web site: Global Interfaith and Secular Alliance workinq for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (GISA) .
  7. Web site: Country Policy .
  8. News: 890,000 abortions take place in Pakistan every year . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  9. News: Abortion has become primary family planning method . DAWN.COM . 6 October 2010 . en.
  10. News: Correspondent . The Newspaper's Staff . Policymakers say no compromise on bill against child marriage . DAWN.COM . 16 October 2019 . en.
  11. News: SCSW, Shirkat Gah present policy document on impact of Covid-19 on women . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  12. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . Document focusing on Covid-19's impacts on women launched . DAWN.COM . 21 November 2020 . en.
  13. News: Home and hearth: Shirkat Gah to launch campaign against domestic violence . The Express Tribune . 20 November 2013 . en.
  14. Web site: Interview: Zohra Yusuf . Newsline . en.
  15. News: Shah . Bina . Opinion The Fate of Feminism in Pakistan (Published 2014) . The New York Times . 20 August 2014.
  16. Web site: An Interview with Farida Shaheed / Library / Homepage - AWID . 5 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205020018/http://www.awid.org/Library/An-Interview-with-Farida-Shaheed . 2014-12-05 .
  17. Book: Mirsky . Judy . Radlett . Marty . No Paradise Yet: The World's Women Face the New Century . September 2000 . Zed Books . 978-1-85649-922-4 . en.
  18. Web site: Hilda Saeed (Pakistan) WikiPeaceWomen – English . wikipeacewomen.org.
  19. News: Celebrating Pakistani women of past and present . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  20. News: Burney . Moneeza . A woman who focuses on 'one step forward' . DAWN.COM . 7 December 2014 . en.

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